The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1887-10-05
Late SATURDAY. NIGHT a passenger train on


the Cairo, Vincennes and Chicago Railroad
ran into a saw log upon the track about
tight miles soueh Of Viucinnes, Ind. The
log was as large as a ilour barrel. but the
engine threw II off. Over 100 passengers
were on board.
TIL number of miles Of railroad con.
structed in the United States during lSS,
will be about Il, 200. This figure is the
greatest on record. 1t has never been ap
preached except in 1882. when the total
was II ,56S miles. Kansas continues to
lead all the other States in construction.
Chief Civil Service Commissioner Obcrly
has given au official opinion that the Hi
nois Democratic Association and similar
organizations of government clerks II
Washington are unlawful. The Illinois
Association have retained counsel to test
the legality of the Commissioners COnstruC-
| ton.
The north Inbound passenger train on the
Iron Mountain railway was wrecked near
Walnut Ridge, Ark, Monday morning.
The members of the TcNarkana and Hot
Springs Grand Army post were among The
passengers, en- route tor st. Louis. The
list of casualties cannot DC obtained at this
time.
The Massachusetts Republican Convcu
ton nominated by acclamation Oliver
Ames for Governor, J. q. ~. Bracket for
Lieutenant Governor, II. b. Pierce for
Secretary Of State, Alanson w. Beard Of
Boston for State Treasurer, Chas. II. Ladd
of Springfield for Auditor, y. j. Water
man for Attorney General.
a bloody ARRAY occurred Monday after
noon near Waterloo, n hamlet between
Washington and Alexandria, Va. Three
men played poker, drank whisky and
fought. A brick yard cmployc, named
| Eonrrn JIplYDoc Clngh,l u,,l stabbed iInHr,-
Beach and Tom Taylor. Beach is fatally
injured, Taylor will ecovc and Holmes,
the winner of the money and the cutter, i
in Jail.
Mrs. Ann Trainer is preparing TO bIinE
suit against The city of Louisville for
$4,000, with interest SINCE August, lSj5.
The claim is for the destruction Of her
home in the Bloody Monday riots Of
that year, which grew out of the bitter
fight 10y the Know NOthings supporting
Humphrey Marshall for Congress against
General l.. Preston. who TODD for foreign
crs rights.
One of the worst wrecks which ever oc.
cured on the Mobile and Ohio railroad
happened about two miles south of Jack
son, Tenn, Tuesday morning The en-.
tire passenger train, excepting the engine,
was hurled from q trcstlc while running at
n speed of forty five miles an hour, and
over thirty persons were injured, though
none were killed. The coaches Were
thrown forty feet from the track, and SOME
turned completely over.
Hon. II. L.. G.. White, of Labanon. Tenn.
has been appointed supreme keeper OF
records seals of the Knight Of Pythias of
the world to succeed Judge II f.. Cowcu,
lately deceased. The appointment YVES
made 10y Hon. Howard Douglas. supreme
chancellor of the world. The Office OF see
rotary of endowment rank which was also
filled by Judge Cowcn will he temporarily
filled by w. b. Kennedy, OF Cincinnati.
who will have his headquarters in 81. Louis
A dispatch from IIolbrcok, Arizona,
says Sheriff VIM. Mclvinor and party met
John Graham and Charles BlcvinS. out
laws, in Pleasant Valley last Thursday.
The sheriff ordered them To surrender.
which being refused. both were killed.
The sheriff now has II posse Of severity ir,
men, and says that Tonic Basin must u.
rightcd. All the Tcwksbcrry faction hot
killed have surrendered TO the sheriff.
only one of Gaaham's mcu is alive, and
he is wounded.
In a letter from Wadciar, dated April
Il, Emin Bcy declares that he Will not !y
turn with Stanley. He says. II have
passed twelve years here and have sue
cccdcd in rcoccupying nearly every station
in the country which General Gordon en-,
trusted to me. | have Won The trust and
confidence Of the people, sowing the seed
Of a splendid future in civilization. II
out of the question To ask me To leave. All
| want England to do is to make a free
trading way Ia the coast
Sunday night an attempt was made to
wreck the ST. Louis express train ON the
Fitchburg road, about one and a hall mile,
this sile Of North Pawnal. VT. As tAr
engine turned the curve the engineer siw
in the dim moonlight an obstruction on a.,
track about three train lengths ahead. III.
applied the air brakes, stopping the train
with "A jerk, but not until the cngiuc had
struck the obstacle, which consisted Of .
pile Of nine ties, two q which were spiked
to the track. The rg,nc did not leave III,
track. and in twcnty minutes was ON he,
way again.